Ministers pressed on 50% steel tariff threat to UK ball-bearing sovereign capability
A written Commons question has forced the Government to address the impact of the UK’s incoming 50% steel tariff on a quietly critical piece of sovereign defence capability: ball bearings. The Department for Business and Trade response confirms extensive industry engagement but stops short of a specific impact assessment – and for the UK defence […]
Leonardo and Baykar complete first live K-SWARM trials
Leonardo and Turkish unmanned systems manufacturer Baykar have completed the first phase of live flight trials under the K-SWARM programme, successfully demonstrating crewed/uncrewed teaming between Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter Attack aircraft and the Bayraktar KIZILELMA uncrewed fighter – a milestone that marks the transition from simulation-based development to live operational validation. The trials, conducted in May […]
UK industry delivers three long-range strike systems to flight test in under a year as Project Brakestop advances to Phase 2
Three British-designed long-range strike weapons have successfully completed flight testing just months after the competition that produced them was launched, marking a significant milestone in Project Brakestop, the MOD’s fast-track programme to develop low-cost, ground-launched strike capability for Ukraine. Launched by the Ministry of Defence’s Taskforce Kindred in November 2024, Project Brakestop set deliberately ambitious […]
Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters arrive in Cyprus as £148m MOD programme delivers
The RAF’s rotary-wing capability in Cyprus has been significantly strengthened with the delivery of two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters to 84 Squadron, marking a major milestone in a £148 million MOD programme that has moved from contract signature to operational deployment in just two years. The aircraft will fulfil a broad operational mandate […]
The Provision of Engineering Aerospace Commissioning Scheme (EPACS)
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